Humans of Machon Maayan: Ahuva Oppen

Ahuva Oppen, Lakewood, New Jersey Meira Academy Machon Maayan 2017-2019   Why did you choose to attend Machon Maayan? Why did you decide to stay Shana Bet? Initially, I didn’t want to go to seminary at all—I thought it was a waste of a year. But then I went on NCSY GIVE and had an...

Humans of Machon Maayan: Domi Bendersky

Domi Benedersky, Santiago, Chile Maimonides School Machon Maayan 2018-2019   Why did you choose to attend Machon Maayan? I chose Machon Maayan because it is a school where you can ask anything and nothing is taken for granted. I came from a school where everything was “you have to do it because it’s what’s right,”...